Livestock Breeder’s Show

Sahiwal mother © muoki kioko 2016

Borana sahiwal offspring ©muoki kioko 2016

Offspring of cow above and bull below at just over a year..

Borana bull(father) ©muoki kioko 2016

How do these breeders get their bulls to 600-800 kg?

At what stage is Goat meat prime meat?

What breeds of sheep do I breed for wool and which ones are profitable for mutton?

Are there indigenous livestock breeds that have a high international demand!? How do I get to access these markets?

Does Livestock mean just goats, cows, sheep & pigs!?

Find out at the annual ‘ Livestock breeders show ‘ this weekend 21-23 July at Jamhuri Park.

Who’s Boat Racing this weekend!?

Boat racing Nairobi © muoki kioko 2016

Mt longonot

Mt. Longonot ©muoki kioko

A dormant volcano just 1hour from Nairobi with plenty of view points, some as close as ½hr from Nairobi.
Scalable by begginers, more experienced hikers can encircle rim or drop into the crater

photos and text
©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com

Primates of Nairobi

What’s going on?

Mischief meets mischief..

Curiosity meets curiosity

Elderly advice…

…and when danger lurks

photos and text
©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com

How do you know you’ve reached Nairobi?

Nairobi signs ©muoki kioko 2016

If you don’t see these either on lamp poles or trees as you enter the city centre from the East/Airport, then you are probably in another city.
Described as a gregarious scavenger ie likes being in groups/moving in groups scavenging dead matter and rubbish dumps – does that then describe the environment they thrive in (an environment being the total ecosystem & ALL it’s components)?? Else, where do they scavenge..
Known as a ‘marabou stork’, Nairobi is among the few known breeding sites of natures own “rubbish recycler”. Making Nairobi a good starting site to ‘bird watch’.

photos and text
©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com

War cemeteries of Nairobi

War cemetery ©muokikioko2016

Did you know there are war cemeteries in Nairobi!? Strangely as you walk past the graves the inscriptions read world war 1, world war 2 and ALL have foreign names of origin.
This got me asking myself haven’t Kenyan’s ever been involved in war ie drugs, livestock, wildlife, crime, territory, etc. Is there any place in Kenya for Kenyan War Hero’s or are there no Kenyan’s who’ve fallen at/because of war Or do local’s simply don’t value them?

photos and text
©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com

Team work..

As world women’s day comes up, I found taking this image a rather interesting episode.
What drew my attention to the activity was an increased animated talk among women discussing these men lifting this tank. The talk was so animated that every man who passed by stopped to see what they were discussing.
On the other end (around the tank) more men kept adding each giving input to ensure the tank goes over the wall.
Each were teams, as every woman who turned up joined the other women to discuss the men at work. While the men also made a conscious decision to either go help their fellow men or get on with other business!

photos and text
©muoki kioko
2009-2016
email:muokikioko@gmail.com